Shutter-fastener



(No Model.)

A. HULMAN. 'SHUTTBR FASTBNBR.'

Patentedv July 23, 1895. Figi.

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ANTON IIULMAN, OF TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA.

SHUTTER-FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentNo. 543,247, dated July 23,1895. i

` Application led January 5, 1895. Serial No. 533,919. (No model.)

Be it known that I, ANTON HULMAN, of Terre Haute, in the county of Vigoand State of Indiana, have' invented a new and ImprovedShutter-Fastener, of which the following` is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to an improvement in shutter-fasteners; and it hasfor its object to provide a device of this character which will beexceedingly simple, durable, and economic in its construction Aandcapable of a convenient application to a shutter, acting to effecutually holdthe shutter in an openposition,

the fastener being also so constructed that it will not interfere withproperly closing the shutter.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination oftheseveral parts, asV will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification,

in which similar gures and'letters of refer-- one shutter being in aposition admitting of v the shutter being closed, while the device ofthe other shutter is illustrated in position to maintain the shutter inan open position;

and Fig. 2 is a vertical section through a portion of the shutter andlikewise a section -The locking-arm A does not rest directly upon theshutter, but is spaced a certain distance therefrom, as shown in Fig. 2,in which it will be observed that the pivot-pin 10 is provided with acollar 11, either integral therewith or attached thereto, the saidcollar serving to space the locking-arm from the shutter, and thispivot-pin is provided with lock-nuts 12 and 13 at its ends, one of saidnuts .having bearin g against the outer face of the shutter, the othernut havingbearing against the inner face of' the locking-arm.

When the device is not in use the lockingarm is carried to the uppersubstantially vertical position and is permitted to rest upon the keeperB, which is provided at its upper end with a head. When the shutter isto be held open the locking-arm is vcarried down- `ward and its longerend is held to engage with 'It win be understood that if in'praeuceit isfound desirable the device may be attached tothe window-frame and madeto temporarily engage with the shutter.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. Ashutter-fastener, comprising an arm pivoted at one side of its center toa shutter near its hinged edge, and a stop on the shutter beyond thepivot of the said arm and with which stop the shorter member of ,the armengages to hold the longer arm in contact with a window-sill,substantially7 as described.

2. A shutter-fastener, comprising an arm pivoted near one end to ashutter near its hinged edge, and a beveled and headed stop secured tothe shutter beyond the pivot of the arm and against and under the headof which the shorter member of the arm rests to hold the longer memberin contact with a windowsill, substantially as described.

3.' The combination, with a shutter, of a shutter-fastener, the sameconsisting of a bolt secured to the shutter and provided with a

